The Scottish Estate: Skyfall

What The Name Of The New Bond Film Really Means

Bond fans are a little closer to understanding the new movie’s title this week.Skyfall has been filming at a replica mansion that’s been painstakingly built in a park in Surrey, England. The building is doubling for the Bond family mansion — a huge estate up in the Highlands of Scotland, complete with the graves of 007’s ancestors.The estate’s title: Skyfall.This chimes nicely with the movie’s theme of the past coming back to haunt, as Dame Judi Dench’s M is confronted by the fallout from a previous mission.Why not just film at a real mansion? Well, this one looks set to undergo some "revolutionary exterior decoration" care of the movie’s main villain, Raoul Silva, as part of his deadly campaign of terror that will see him target double-Os.Bond fans also finally stole a sneak peak at 007’s new nemesis this week — and he’s certainly not the sort of blonde bombshell Bond’s used to dealing with. Instead, actor Javier Bardem was snapped sporting a blonde wig and a cop uniform (Silva goes disguised as part of his deadly mission).The uniform will allow him to slip under MI6’s radar and — most likely — plant an enormous bomb at MI6 HQ.The effects of Silva’s explosive efforts could also be seen later on, as Daniel Craig was spotted battered, bruised and debris-brushed as they filmed the aftermath of the destruction.Although we think Silva’s next target should probably be whoever gave him that wig.Skyfall opens in North America in November.